Category: News

The AGM of Lancaster and Lakes Jewish Community will take place on Thursday 25th February 2016 at 1.30  p.m. at the Jewish Rooms, Lancaster University Chaplaincy Centre. There will be refreshments (bagels cream cheese smoked salmon, please let me know if you need a vegan or gluten free option).  All members and other interested people are welcome.   […]

Latest news on Mon 13th April from Lancaster and Lakes Jewish Community – [email protected]  At our AGM in February 2015 we have appointed a new committee:  Chair Naomi TadmorSecretary Fiona FrankTreasurer Adrienne WallmanHavura Organiser Robbie SmithCommittee Naomi Jacobs, Ben Niemark.  A vote of thanks was given to our departing treasurer Rachel Fligelstone and our chair […]

Services for the High Holy Days will take place in the Jewish rooms at the Chaplaincy of Lancaster University. Services will be led by Rabbi Dr Robert Ash using the recently published Machzor of Liberal Judaism. Erev Rosh Hashanah Wednesday 24 September 7.00 p.m. Rosh Hashanah Morning Thursday 25 September 11.00 a.m.(please bring vegetarian/fish fare […]

A Kol Nidre (erev Yom Kippur) service preceded by a pre-fast meal at Lancaster University Chaplaincy Centre Jewish Rooms. During the autumn we will be running bagel brunches, evening outings, and all kinds of things – based around the university and the city.Contact [email protected] for all info and to book in for the meal and/or […]

Klezmer Music, Dance and Story-TellingSat 11th December 2010 An evening Klezmer dance with a Yiddish story-teller at The Gregson Community and Arts Centre, Moorgate, Moor Lane, Lancaster LA1 3PR 7.30 p.m. – 11.00 p.m. Klezmer dance, with the Klatsch, callersJudith Plowman and Sue Cooper, with interval entertainment fromspell-binding Yiddish storyteller Shonaleigh – official consort to […]

In this edition:reportback on our Klezmer dance, Havura on 15th November at Pine Lake Resort, Carnforth, and Chanukah Party on Wednesday 16th December [**SORRY – NOT 15TH DECEMBER AS IN THE EMAIL!**] at the Gregson, Malcolm Weisman visiting Lancaster at lunchtime on Thursday 12th November. A possible Student Friday night meal – to be confirmed […]

Nick Griffin, the leader of the British National Party (BNP) is standing for election to the European Parliament in the North West region, which includes our district. Because of the way the voting system works, if there is a low turnout there is a strong chance he will get in and get thousands of pounds […]

Lancaster and Lakes Jewish CommunitySecretary’s report AGM Feb 2008 Since the last AGM in November 2006 I have sent out monthly email lists to around 40 people each month, and activities have been attended by anything between 8 and 88 souls (the difference between a small Saturday morning service, and our first Klezmer dance held […]

Minutes of AGM of Lancaster and Lakes Jewish Community, held Sat 26 Feb 2008 at the home of Marie and Don Padgett Present Fiona Frank, Gillian and Brian Sawyer, Stanley Henig, Susannah Cogger, Marie and Don Padgett Susannah read the minutes of the last meeting which were agreed. Chair’s comments, Stanley Henig. The aim of […]

Lots of photos to come but just to say, this was a wonderful success and we’re so happy to have made this happen and for the fact that 80 people or so came + kids!